Carbureter for hydrocarbon-engines.



PATENTED FEB- 13, 1906.

W. K'OUNS. GARBURETER FOR HYDROGARBON BNGINESE APPLICATION I'ILEDOGT. 20,1904.

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attobnug UNITED STATES PrgENTFoFFrcn.

WESLEY KOUNS, OF SALINA, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO FREDERICK H. QUINCY. OF SALINA, KANSAS.

CARBURETEH FOR fTo all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, WESLEY KOUNS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salina,

in the county of Saline and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Imirovements inCarbureters for Hydrocarbonn'gines; and I do declare the following to be ia-full clear, andexact description of the in-.

ffvention, such as will enable others skilled in I vl use' the same, "'companying duction of gasas the demand struct its parts simple in form, Y

may be readily understood and operated,

I ratus illustrated in the accompanying air-inlet (pipe A,

;na section of the same. Similar letters-of I sponding parts in both figures ofthe drawthe art to which it appertains to make-and,

reference being had to the acdrawings, and to reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates upon it is lessened, thus rendering it specially adapted to automobiles and like machines.

A further object of my invention is to conso that they stron and durable in character, easily and cheap y repaired or quickly replaced when broken or worn out, and easily adjusted, thus 'vin to the user a strong, durable, and service'ab e producer of gas of any desired quantity and quality to use and employ in connection withany suitable machine.

These objects I accomplish by the appa- .ings, in whichigure 1 is a side elevation of m improved a'p aratus, and Fig. 2 is a vertic longitudi reference indicate cam eferring to said "drawings, Arepresents the gasolene-tank, provide with jthef fresh furnishe with an Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 20,1904. Serial No. 229,263.

the letters of to an autoregulated carbureter; andit consists inthe construe-5 tion and arrangements of its-several parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated-in the drawings, and particularly object of my invention is to quantity and quality by the demand or urgency" the upper part-of whichis' automatic airkinletrvnlve HYDROCARBON-ENGINES.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

a, while thelower end of said pipe extends downwardly into the tank within a short distance from its bottom. Upon the upper part or. crown of the tank A is'provided a gas-outlet pi e B, to which is connected the gas supp y pipe B, which leads from thence to the engine-cylinder C. ,An auto! ply-pipe B- at its junction with the outletpipe B of the tank A, and a similar automatic check-valve c is located in said, pipe at the point of its connection with the engine-cylinder, each of said valves being provided with suitable coiled springs 11 upon their stems,

whichare adapted to receive proper tension by means of the screw-caps (1 upon said stems, as shown in Fig. 2.

Ah: located a globe-valve 'b, and upon said pipe between the said globe-valve?) and the engine-cylinder C is provided an auxiliary fresh-air pipe D, having lobe-valve D and air-inlet valve D which is also automatic in its action. 1

The automatic air-inlet valve a, attached to the top of pipe A of tank A, is located within an open frame or cage 0/, which is adapted to be removablysecured to the top of, pi e A in such manner that the same may e readily removed to pour the desired quantity of gasolene into the tank A and again replaced to prevent the evaporation of same time readily allowing the inletof fresh air into the tank through the pipe A. The air-valve a, with its supporting-frame a, is first removed from the top of the pipe A and the desired quantity of gasolene poured down said pipe into the tank A, mixlng with the air contained therein to form a strong charge of; as, which rises to the upper partof the .ta and collects in the space between the roof-of the same and the surface of the gasolene in the'tank. The air-valve and its frame 10 thegasolene from the tank and at the same time to provide for the ready admission of air when theengineis ino eration. The action of the piston of the cy 'nder C in drawing a charge of gas from the tank also serves to draw in fresh air through the .valve a, which inatic check-valve c is provided in the sup-1 At .a suitable point upon the supply-pipe B between the engine-cylinder C- and the tank thegasolene into the open air, while at the are then replaced in their normal position u on the pipe A to prevent the evaporation down the pipe A emerges from the bottom ofthe same and rises to. the sur- .face of .the asolene, becoming thoroughly ir'npregnatedwith the same in its passage upwardly; thus forming a charge .of gas in the upper part of the tank. -The :pistonin the engine-cylinder C- being now thrown into operation, (in .the' first: instance by hand or otherwise,-) said iston draws a charge of gasw from the top "of t e tank A throu h the pipes Lo B. and Biand the automatic check-valves c c intothe cylinderrC, and on the return stroke of. said piston these valves '0 c automatically close and the char e of. gas is compressedin said cylinder C'to orm an explosive charge.

on the reverse movement ofsaid'piston the air-valve a. on pipe A is automaticall opened by the pressure of the piston in oy inder'O and on its return draws in air to form another chargeof gas for said cylinder. In order: to equalize the charge of gas and, if necessary, diminish its strength to suit the power. to be'furnished, the auxiliary air-p e D is located at the point B on the supplg pipe B, the purpose of which is that as eachcharge of gas is drawn by the suction of'the iston fromth tank A'tothe point B a preetermined su ply ofair may be' drawn through the fair-inlet 'D 'on' auxiliary airpipe I), so as" to c 0ntac.t,and mix with the 39 charge being drawn from the tank'A to the point Li reparatory to being drawn into the engine-c er, "thereby forming the desired mixture 'of air and 'gas for the combustion charge. In,- thismanner the strength ofeach charge of ,szascan; always be regulated to suit the requirements of power desired. These success ve movements of the piston draw air ,into am. through the gasolene-tank, formthe. gas, and compress it in the cylinder, and thus 49 [produce the explosive charge for. driving the automobile or. other machine.

' The globe-valve b on the supply- I may be o'pened or closed at wil by and to start, or stop the operation of the eng1ne,'

lower than atmospheric pressure to over- 'therefore,-that in operation the pressure in tank A will be below atmospheric pressure, and this condition is very desirable, since it favors while the globe-valve D onaux'iliary air-pi e' ,erating. Thespring-loadedvalveaopenso y when the pressure. in tank A. is sufficiently s5 comet'he in tial compression of spr ng (1, and likewise, the pressure in pipe 13' must be lower than-the pressure intank to overcome the initial eompressi'o'n of its spring (1. It follows,

the use of relatively heavy oils and insures the free vaporization of oils which would ,volfatilize muchrless freely at atmosphericlpressure, Having thus described myinventi'omwhat 'I claim as new, and'idesire to secure by Let-,

ters Patent, is

In an autoregulated carbureter, the combination with the cylinder of an engine, and a supply-pipe B, provided with the globe: valve 1), automatic check-valves c c, and auxiliary air-pipe D, having automatic airinlet valve D, and globe-valve D, of-a gasolene-tank A, having outlet-pi e 'B, connectingwith supply-pipe B, and eing provided with air-inlet pipe A, the lower .end of which extends nearlyto the bottom'of said tank. and its upper end having attached thereto an air-valve a and its frame a, substantially as described.

In-testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- WESLEY KOUNS,

Witnesses:

GEO. D. HOLMQUIST, J. VEDDER'SrEvENs. 

